Historical figures in Conakry
The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1936 to 1972. The most recorded lives are Ahmed Sékou Touré, Fidel Castro and Kwame Nkrumah. Among them Jurists, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Ahmed Sékou Touré
from 1936 to 1971
4 moments here
Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…
Fidel Castro
in 1972
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Kwame Nkrumah
in 1966
1 moment here
Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…
Moments
- 1936 Technical-college enrollment and protest Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1941 Postal-clerk work Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1958 Independence speech before de Gaulle Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1966 Exile in Conakry Kwame Nkrumah
- 1971 West Africa consultative meeting address Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1972 Meeting with Sékou Touré Fidel Castro